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Linghu Defen

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Chinese historian (582-666)

WritersLived 582 to 666 · aged 84
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Linghu Defen (583-666), posthumous name Duke Xian of Pengyang (彭陽憲公), was a Chinese historian and politician of the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Tang era, he was a major proponent for the compilation of the histories of the Sui and its predecessor, the Northern Zhou.

Writers born in the 580s 6

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Linghu Defen (583-666), posthumous name Duke Xian of Pengyang (彭陽憲公), was a Chinese historian and politician of the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Tang era, he was a major proponent for the compilation of the histories of the Sui and its predecessor, the Northern Zhou. He was eventually put in charge of compiling the Northern Zhou's official history, the Book of Zhou, which was completed in 636.

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Lived 582 to 666 · aged 84
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